Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-13

Her visit To Boston and q Call 1t Pc
lice Headquarters-l.aug At Al.
legged Lunacy.

Boston telegram to the New York Eerdld,
last night, says: plump woman, In q brown
dress, brown bonnet, and walking gloves alighted
from a CAP In front Of police headquarters this
forenoon, and going up to Superintendent OF
romeo small whispered in his ear; 81 am luna
tic! Then she jumped back watched his look of
surprise for moment, and laughed until her sides
shook and she was red In the face "You don't
know me, do your" asked she. The superintendent
shook his head. "Well she continued, '.you are
a funny fellow. There are lots OF handsome old
dodgers just like you who know me very well /
am the DeSt-known woman In America, and Just
dote on policemen. Your uniforms are so natty,
on dign1fled air.
"My name is Mrs weltha Ann Emmons, Ihave
noW an the caS st and my ecs
on you for the purpose Of leaving my address, In
case am missing would like you to make inquir-
my enemies will try to put me in some institution
without letting my friends know what they have
At this point the superintendent walked away
from her, discovering, as he says, that she had
been drinking beer. Mrs. Emmons then consulted
few minutes conversation with him she re.
queSted to be directed to the chief detectives Of
flee. She was escorted into Chief Hanscom's priv
ate Office. and that Official had nearly an hours
talk with her. The chief refused to tell what She
said other than that she made the same state
ment to him that she did to the superintendent,
and that she was going to stop with some friends
out of town. When she told the CHIEF INSPECTOR
that she wished to leave her address Chief Han
som laid several sheets OF note paper before her. so
that she could write what she wished This made
her suspicious, for she began to write she said:
"Oh, no! No one will ever have chance to write
anything under my name" After writing her
name and address she handed the paper to the
chief.
The report that Mrs. Emmons, whose recent
trial at Washington caused q sensation, was con-
su ati Chief Hanscom spread rapidly around
ponce headquarters. When she started to leave
there was crowd in the entry and on the side
walks waiting to get look at her. She took no
notice OF them, but walked quickly to her cab
and was driven away.
MRS. EMMoNs STORY.
A Herald correspondent found Mrs Emmons
h1SsmOrnfng In room lib, at the Parker House.
Her eyes were red, as If she had been crying. and
her hands were badly scratched SIT was INV dog.
my horr1d little canine" said She pointing to her
hands. ale loves my husband, and when he saw
him last night he tried to get away and scratched
me-"
SIS your husband with your
"Good Lore, no. hope not. tried to get away
from him all could: That is why am here now.
1 went down to the Grand Central depot to take a
train for Boston yesterday and when got there I
saw my husband He was logging me, so took q
hack and drove over the city, and did not take a
and shall stay here until my friend the theatrical
manager who Is going to hire me, gets well. He is
sick down at Nantasket now"
80 you are going on the Stage?"
"Oh. yes; I'm going on the stage she replied
mockingly. 'Gotng to be a Coincidence going to
be star; Twinkle, twinkle, little star; how 1
know what am? They say am l1na I a but
am 1? That's the question. oh, I'm too CAV for
anything!' And she began to dance and toss her
her husband and enemies, for some time and said
she was coming out right side up" and "wOuld
throw them all down." Mrs. Emmons turned the
House this morning by her gracious behavior and
they all pronounce her queer.